Nathan
Williams Brown, who was born in New York on January 15, 1819, entered the
regular army on the frontier and was in the evacuation of Fort Smith, Arkansas
in 1861. During Civil War he was in the West and promoted to Lieutenant
Colonel, Deputy Paymaster General, April 4, 1864 (he was a Major since
1849).

He retired as a Brigadier General, United States
Army, Paymaster General of the Army, having been breveted Brigadier General,
United States Army, in 1866 for services during the war.

General Brown died on March 4, 1893 and was
buried with full military honors in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery.
Courtesy of Michael
T. Stein

Brigadier General Nathan Williams Brown1819-1893Major Paymaster September 5, 1849Lieutenant Colonel Deputy Paymaster General
April 4, 1864.Colonel Assistant Paymaster General July 28,
1866Brigadier General & Paymaster General
June 8, 1880.Retired, February 6, 1882Brevet Colonel March 13, 1865Brevet Brigadier General October 15, 1867He served mainly on the frontier
Posted:
26 October 2001 Updated: 28 October 2001 Updated: 22 February 2003
Updated: 18 September 2005